Upcoming Events via Jornada Research Institute

NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, May 21, 2025, CANCELLED NOTE THE 5:00 PM START TIME at the WNMU Museum: This special monthly GCAS meeting is the GCAS's annual fundraiser for the WNMU Museum, with which we are so closely allied. Dr. Patricia (Pat) Gilman will be our honored presenter explaining, What Are Tropical Macaws Doing in Mimbres Sites? Watch this space for the date and topic of our next meeting.

NEXT FIELD TRIP: Sunday, June 1, 2025. The GCAS’s next field trip – WEATHER PERMITTING - will visit the Twin Pines site in the upper Mimbres Valley where we will have the opportunity to see directing archaeologist Fumi Arakawa and his crew’s work. This is Gila National Forest land with Mimbres habitations built on top of pithouses and a great kiva. Some petroglyphs are nearby. Access is slow going along rocky roads but high-clearance or 4WD vehicles are not required. However, the trip to Twin Pines takes about 2.5-3 hours from Silver City driving up the Mimbres Valley and into the west side of the Black Range; or about 2.5 hours driving from Truth or Consequences through the east side of the Black Range on an easier road. Overnight camping (boondocking, no amenities) may be available near the Beaverhead Work Center. GCAS members will meet at the Beaverhead Work Center on NM Hwy 59 at 11:00 AM on June 1. To protect this sensitive site, interested GCAS members should contact Marianne at [email protected] for more specific directions.

Repost: A Special April Field Trip

Next GCAS Meeting Features Speaker & Geoarchaeologist Dave Rachal PhD

Upcoming Events via Jornada Research Institute

04/06/2025

Fill your calendar with a number of adventures on offer by the Jornada Research Institute. Consider any or all of the following:

Tuesday, April 15, 2025: sponsored by the Jornada Research Institute, Joan E. Price, MFA and JRI Research Associate, presents her most recent studies, MONEY RUNS UPHILL:THE PRIVATIZATION OF A COMMONWEALTH IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. This presentation explores the cultural history of Tularosa, a Mexican American "acequia democracy" known for its equitable water irrigation and traditional settlement practices. It examines the ethnic conflicts and rapid cultural assimilation during the New Mexico Territorial Era (1848-1912), within the ambiguous relationship with the U.S. military presence and American capitalists who eventually gained control of the Rio Bonito, Rio Tularosa and the streams along the west slopes of the Sacramento Mountains. Contact Dave Greenwald for details.

Tuesday, May 20, 2025: sponsored by the Jornada Research Institute, Acting Superintendent at White Sands National Park will present his interpretations regarding the investigations of the Trackways on the Shore of Lake Otero. More on this in future JRI announcements; contact Dave Greenwald for details.

Monday, June 23, 2025 via ZOOM: David Greenwald of the Jornada Research Institute presents a powerpoint lecture on behalf of Aztlander Magazine, a monthly online publication, titled A Jornada Mogollon Cultural Landscape: Aberration or Microcosm of the American Southwest? Dave condenses the complexities of the Mesilla Phase archaeology in Tularosa Canyon - an arduous job to say the least. Visit Aztlander to pre-register for this zoom presentation.

Archaeoastronomy and Celestial Geometry: Understanding Ancient Astronomies is a conference scheduled in Ruidoso July 7, 8, 9 at the Convention Center and a day of tours and activities on July 10 at the NM Museum of Space History following the conference. We will have speakers, films and other activities from 10 to 4. More on the conference and activities to come. Attached is a conference flyer and a registration form to attend the conference. You’ll also find a JRI membership form. By renewing your members or becoming a JRI member prior to the conference, you’ll be able to take advantage of member discounts during the conference. Contact Dave Greenwald for details.

Visit the Emerald Isle with Jornada Research in late August/early September 2025. JRI still has a few spaces open. While on tour, you will visit incredible archaeological sites, many with celestial associations with related Neolithic rock art that is described as perhaps the largest and best collection in all of Europe. Don’t miss an opportunity to explore Ireland’s verdant countryside and natural wonders as we travel from Dublin across the island and swing through the southern portion of the country visiting monastic sites, castles, and sacred places. Contact Dave Greenwald for flyers, forms, and other details.

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